Bedford Community Access Television

Analysis

Bedford Community Access Television is a registered charity in United States, based in Bedford, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Bedford Community Access Television reported income of $235k and spending of $237k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $194k to $235k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bedford Community Access Television sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Umpqua Actors Community Theatre Inc ($235k), Pulse Arts ($235k) and Ritz Arts ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $163k. At year end it held assets of $162k against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $83k. It reported 6 employees.